El jugador

This book might be part of the Cultura series.

Gurgeh era uno de los mejores jugadores de la Cultura, maestro reconocido de todos los tableros y estrategias. Aburrido de su éxito y forzado por las circunstancias, Gurgeh se encontrará a sí mismo en el imperio de Azad, cruel y próspero, enfrentado al juego supremo, un elaborado reto modelado con tanta exactitud, de acuerdo con las reglas de la existencia, que el ganador es proclamado Emperador. Víctima de un chantaje, y sin verdaderas alternativas, Gurgeh se verá obligado a poner en peligro su propia vida.

Iain M. Banks es …

Iain M. Banks es uno de los escritores más innovadores de la narrativa británica actual. El jugador pertenece a la saga de La cultura, compuesta por obras de lectura independiente que le han valido el aplauso de la crítica. Además de haber cosechado un gran éxito en el campo de la ciencia ficción, es autor de otras novelas como Aire muerto, El puente o La fábrica de avispas, publicadas por Mondadori, Planeta y La Factoría de Ideas.

12 editions

Paperback, 384 pages

Spanish language

Published by La Factoría de Ideas.

ISBN:: 978-84-9800-356-7
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Subjects

Science Fiction
Fiction
Space Opera

Reviews

Flauschbuch reviewed The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (Culture, part 2)

Great

4 stars

Even though it was a re-read I read this within 3 days. The story is very captivating. The second of the Culture novels we get a deep dive into it and then we get another deep dive into another alien culture which is quite imaginative. At the heart of this novel is the thrill of games. A lot of people can relate to that nowadays and yet, there aren't that many genre books focussed on that. Although this was written at the end of the 80s the use of they as a single pronoun wasn't yet a thing in literature and the view of gender presented in this book is quite binary (and also heteronormative). Even though gender relations and policy play a big role in Azad and are discussed in the novel. Well, you can't have it all, I guess. A must-read for all sci-fi fans.

Kookie reviewed The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (Culture, part 2)

Excellent in building a mood

5 stars

The external exploration of a fascist empire from the point of view of a culture game player gives deep insights into the political philosophy of both, and the author himself. The ending leaves a sour taste in your mouth, with a lot of moral ambiguity on who was "right".